Legal Opinion
Lee v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 24, 1984No. 51745PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
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This suit arises from a collision between the station wagon driven by Marilyn Guf-fey and the 1964 Volkswagen' “Beetle” driven by the plaintiff, Tom Lee.
Plaintiffs car was traveling north at approximately 15 miles per hour when it was struck on the right front side by Guffey’s station wagon traveling west at a speed of approximately 35 miles per hour. Immediately prior to the impact, Guffey applied her brakes, causing the front of the station wagon to dip and strike plaintiffs ear below its center of gravity, causing it to roll or tip to its right side. The much greater speed and weight of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Kirkland v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- Huddell v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Fields v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Robert L. Turcotte, Administrator of the Estate of Gerard P. Turcotte v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Clyde W. HINDS and Mary Lee Hinds, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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- Jackson v. WarrumIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
- Johnson v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
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